Two men arrested for cocaine possession in Dothan

View full sizeDerell Bolden Drake and Nicholas Austin Rich were arrested and charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance. Drake also faces alteration of a firearm charges. (Dothan Police Department)

DOTHAN, Alabama -- Dothan police arrested and charged two men on Tuesday after patrolmen discovered cocaine on the suspects. Officers were investigating a report that the pair were involved in narcotic activity, according to a report released today.

Police also found one of the suspects in possession of an altered firearm.

Derell Bolden Drake, 21, of Britt Lane was arrested and charged with alteration of a firearm and unlawful possession of a controlled substance. His bonds totaled $7,500.

19-year-old Nicholas Austin Rich of Andrew Street was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance. His bond was set at $5,000.